Fri 10 Jul 2009
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Proposed climate change measures insufficient, Ban tells major economies
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that the cuts in greenhouse gas emissions proposed by the world’s largest economies are not deep enough, and warned that much more effort is needed if governments are to reach a meaningful agreement on climate change by the end of the year.
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